.. _ansible.windows.win_group_module:


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ansible.windows.win_group
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**Add and remove local groups**



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Synopsis
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- Add and remove local groups.
- For non-Windows targets, please use the :ref:`ansible.builtin.group <ansible.builtin.group_module>` module instead.




Parameters
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                    <b>description</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <div>Description of the group.</div>
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                    <b>name</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                         / <span style="color: red">required</span>
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                        <div>Name of the group.</div>
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                    <b>state</b>
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                                    <li>absent</li>
                                    <li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
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                        <div>Create or remove the group.</div>
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See Also
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.. seealso::

   :ref:`ansible.builtin.group_module`
      The official documentation on the **ansible.builtin.group** module.
   :ref:`community.windows.win_domain_group_module`
      The official documentation on the **community.windows.win_domain_group** module.
   :ref:`ansible.windows.win_group_membership_module`
      The official documentation on the **ansible.windows.win_group_membership** module.


Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    - name: Create a new group
      ansible.windows.win_group:
        name: deploy
        description: Deploy Group
        state: present

    - name: Remove a group
      ansible.windows.win_group:
        name: deploy
        state: absent




Status
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Authors
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- Chris Hoffman (@chrishoffman)